The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 6, 1899

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LAST EDITION WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, DECEilBER 6, 1899. WEDNESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. MAY BEASTRIKE Santa Fe Shop Men Are Great ly Agitated. ?sew Tieee Work System Cause of the Trouble. MANY DISSATISFIED. Trial In Some Departments Is Not Reassuring. General Introduction May Be Signal For a Walkout. Officials Say the System Will lie Satisfactory. The scale of wages, which has been adopted at the Santa Fe shops, may be fair Miimsh in some shops, but the say that it does not meet with that result in the shops here, and main ly because the shops in Topeka are not equipped for the proper introduction of the piece work system. The wages which many of the men have made up to the present time, it is claimed, bear out this statement, and g to show that the i. resent scale of waives ought to be changed, if the men are to be ex pected to make anything like living Another thing which has served to anitiT the men and turn them against vne piece work system is the charge ti" having a different scale of prices for the same work. This has been done in the cur sheds by the men who have charge of the woi kmen. The men say that on mure than one occasion, when a workman was found to be making too much money on a certain piece of work lhat it was not very long before the piece work price for doing that work woiiid be cut down. The bosses have done this, so the men say. but whether viih the sanction of the management, they do not know. The many little extra pieces of work which tlie men have to do under the present scale of wages, is making hard feelings between the men and the man agement. For instance, in the replac ing of a sill in a car. the old sill has to be taken out and carried to the out side of the building and a new one put in, and all for- a price which does not pay for the time consumed. Also the ordering of the men back to work on Saturday afternoon, without pay. to clean tip the scraps and refuse which Las gathered from the repair of the oars during the week, has given the men another grievance against the company, and adds one more objective point, which the men can bring up in opposition to the introduction of the piece work system in the shops here. The piece work system of working which is gradually being introduced into the various departments of the Santa Fe shops in this city, still continues to be the main topic of conversation among the many workmen who are employed there and there is danger lhat it may terminate in a. strike. The employes in the shops are greatly ex cited and it will be surprising' if there is no trouble. The men are nearly a unit on being opposed to the introduction of this pn-ce work system into the shops, and many of them are so much opposed to it that they are backing up their op position by giving up their positions and looking for work some where else, organizations are being formed to re sist the introduction of the piece work system to the various departments. The men are not doing much talk ing save among themselves. but they are doing considerable thinking and investi gating, and what the result or this will be can only be conjectured. The men may possibly wait until the system is generally introduced and tested in the sheps here before taking any action. I'p to the present time the system lias not been introduced into any de partment in full. The car sheds are do ing more work under the piece work system than any other part of tire shops. Here the men say that it does not show up very well, and if it is go ing to cause the same results in the other departments when it is intro duced as it has in the car sheds, then they do not want much to do with it. They claim that their experience with the piece work system in the car sheds has been anything but pleasant or profitable. Inning the past few weeks while the system has been in operation in the car sheds, it is reported lhat between 4 and f0 workmen have given up their posit ions and sought work elsewhere. On Monday eleven men called for their time and quit, and as a result of tiiis a-, holesa le quitting of the workmen in tiie car sheds the efficiency of that part of the shops is very much dimin ished owing to the comparatively feu workmen left. To give some idea of the slacking up of the work in this department owing to the men quitting, it may be said that formerly it was customary for a string of cars, which had been repaired, to be run out of the shops every day. I'p to last night, only one string of cars had been run out of the shops since Fri day. The whole success of the piece work system depends on the adoption by the company, of a fair and just schedule of wages to be paid the men. If a fair scale of wages is paid, and it is fair enough so that the men do not have to overwork themselves to make a living. then there is no doubt but that the introduction of the piece work sysi -f working in the Santa Fe shops in i stem this ny would meet with no opposition on the part of the mora Here is where all the trouble lies. TI1K OTHER SIDR. In conversation last evening about the piece work system which has late'v been inaugurated In the Santa Fe shops in this city .Mr. Ben Johnson, master me chanic, said: Air. 1-layer. Mr. Hancock and mvself nre heartilv n favor of the piece work rking and believe it to be system of fair and in in wli..) are workins un- o'er it. The men who tre working in a nd manufactories majority or the shop in The country, are rking under the Piece worn system and hev are all mak ing good wages. By the adoption of the piece work system, we hope to increase the output of the shops and at the same Time give the men a chance to make higher wages. -Some of the men will make ler and some of the men will make more, and it is oo, o, imemion to cut the waees the workmen, but only p. improve the ot- l1' siloes. we expect to pav a fair liberal schedule, one that w'll al low the men to make a good living and in many Instances, the men will receive more for their work than thev are at present receiving under the former svs iem of paving bv the dav. "Ve believe tli-.t the piece work system is a good thing and will benefit the men at the same time increasing the output of the shop without cutting the wages of the workmen. The engineers and firemen are and have been working under the piece work system, and they believe it is good and would not work any other way. "The men have been talking a great deal over the introduction of the piece work, and they have suffered more in tin' anticipation of the work being intro duced than they will after it gets into good working order. "Why many of the workmen should be adverse to the piece work, 1 do not know, but it all probably oomes from their having an erroneous idea of what the piece work will do. They seem to think that their wage" will be cut. but such is not the ease. They will on the other hand be given the opportun ity to increase their present waizes and at the same time increase the output of the shops. "Some of the workmen have given up their positions, but the number has been greatly exaggerated. The men in the blacksmith shop, who are working on the pieee work, are very much pleased with 1 he system, and are able to make the best wages which they have made, by the piece work system. On all new work we consider that the piece work system is Ihe best, and on old work, while there may be some little difficulties in the inirodue lioii and application of the system, yet after we get il to running in good shape the men will see its advantages anil will be enabled to make increased wagep. "This piece work sysiem will weed out ihe poorest ciass of workmen, and will immediately benefit the others. If we find lhat the men are making more by the piece work than they did when they were working by the day. we do not intend to cut down the schedule. A n increase in 1 iie etfielency of ihe shops is what we are afler. and we believe that the pie e work system is going to bring it about, together wilh an increase of the wages whieh Ihe men will receive. "We do not anticipate a walk out of the men in any department, as has been sug gested on one or two occasions, as we rely on Ihe good sound judgment of the men. to prevent any such rash steps as this would be. The piece work system is not a bad system, but is one which will give opportunity to the men to increase their wages and benerit themselves." BRIGHT-FOR QUAY Forty-six Senators Out of a Total of S5. Xcw York. Dec. 6. A special to the Ht rald from Washington, IX C, says: As the result of a, canvass made by Mr. Quay's friends since the senate convened, it is asserted that forty-six of the eighty-five senators will vote to seat him as senator from Pennsylvania. These figures are obtatne-d by counting-the- thirty senators now in the senate who voted either for Corbett or Man tle and sixteen others from whom, it is asserted, promises have been obtained favorable to Mr. Quay. Senator Chandler has called a spe cial meeting of the committee on elec tions to consider the case of Mr. Quay on Thursday. Mr. Chandler would like to have the case disposed of at one sitting:. As the committee has already passed upon practically the same principles involved in connection with the Corbet t and Mantle cases, he can see no reason for loner discussion. As a vacancy exists on the committee, however, and the two parties are ar ranging for the reorganization of all the committees, it is not believed the Quay case will be disposed of until the commit tee has reorganized. There is some talk of increasing its membership, and if this be done. Republican leaders will try to have the new Republican members favorable to Mr. Quay and thus assure a majority report in favor of seating him. The fact that a majority of the Penn sylvania legislature, Republicans and Democrats, have petitioned the senate against the seating of Mr. Quay will be used for all it is worth by his oppon ents and indications are that the fight will be bitter and long. AS ROBERTS SEES IT. Thinks a Dangerous Precedent Has ISeen Established. Xew York. Dec. B. The World publishes the fallowing signed statement from Con-gressman-Klect B. H. Roberts: "The neTion of The house in my case was not a surprise to me. The whole matter s evidently prejudged and t he minds of members made up to follow the course that had been outlined. When the ques tion eomes to be considered by members of the house after the pressure of public opinion is removed I think the case will stand as a vicious violation of the well established precedents which have tixed the rules of the house. "The foundation is now laid for confus ion, chaos and revolution in t he organi ze! ion of the house and the rights of me m hers therein. A p recede n t lias been established which will yet excuse the same denial of rights to a Roman Catho lic or a Presbyterian, an agnostic or any one who may be unfortunate e-rumuh to st a nil under condem nat ion of a popular sent i men t lashed into frenzy b misrep resen tat ion and falsehood, as in mv i n stance. I was met at the very bar of the house and den ied t h'e prot eci ion granted by the rules of that body and t ne consti tution of the I "nited stairs because 1 was a member of an unpopular church against which there rests a. sectarian hate. "The matter of denying me the right to be sworn in is in itself not a very im portant matter so far as affectirm: me personally is concerned, but it is a fact that the right of representation of a sov ereign slate has been denied bv this ac tion today. I have not yet formed an v plans enn- rprniiiK w na t course t win to the commit Tee. 1 shall devote tion to it assiduously, for by before my tten no means do 1 consider m v cause lost. "BRiCHAM H. ROBERTS. 'Representative-elect from L'tah. KuliEKTS CASE. Investigating Committee "Will Hold Preliminary Sleeting Tomorrow. Washington. Dec. fi. Representative Taylor of Ohio. chairman ot the spe cial committee to investigate the case of Mr. Roberts of l'tah. has called a meeting of the committee for It o'clock tomorrow morning. Mr. Taylor says this initial meeting will be to determine upon a general line of action. lie could not say how soon the committee would be able to report. While the chairman would not speak for the committee, he said he had no doubt that Mr. Roberts would be allowed to be present, with counsel, if he desired, and would be af forded the usual facilities to have his side presented. There are a number of witnesses in Washington and some in l'tah. but it is probable that the com mittee will not leave Washington. Mr. Taylor said he had some doubt as to whether the hearings, particularly such parts as involved family matters, should be open to the public. Mr. Roberts was about the house dur ing the day. There was no session, and he was engaged most of the time in chatting with groups of members and visitors, who showed a friendly dispo sition toward him. He said he had no comment to make on the course of the house. He will proba"bly look after his interests in person before the commit tee on inquiry. A HOOM IN THE SOUTH. Many l$ew Cotton Mills Springing Up and Others Enlarging. Columbia, S. C, Dec. 5 The State will tomorrow publish a statement from D. Cnrdwell. division freight agent of the Southern railway, snowing that fourteen new cotton mills are being built on its lines in the state and that fourteen mills are making additions, practically doubling their capacity. Among the new mills is the Olympia of this city, capitalized at Jl.Gmi.OoO. the largest in the south. The estimate is that 5110,000 new spindles wiil be start ed in the state next year. This state will then be the second jn the union in both weaving and in spinning. RATIONSREDUCED (Jarrison at Ladysmith Bad Fix. Ia a Much Sickness Prevails Among the Troops. IjOnJon, Dec 6. A budget of news from Ladysmith which arrived toduy brings the history of the beleaguered garrison up to November In spite of the rumors of a retrograde move ment upon the part of the Boers the stories just received show that the gar rison although still strong, was suffer ing from confinement, restricted diet and the increasing volume of the Boer artillery fire, especially that of a heavy calibre gun placed in position 5.000 yards from the western defences. The dispatches relate that the Roers had discovered the most vulnerable points of the garrison and that shelling was becoming disagreeably effective. The rations had been reduced and there was a great deal of sickness. Nevertheless the troops of the garrison were in every way preparing to meet the assault which it was anticipated the Roers would carry out in a final effort to reduce the city. The belief was current in Ladysmith that the Boers were preparing for a retrograde movement after another attack. Sev eral bodies of burghers were reported to have been seen .November lis mov ing in the direction of the Drakensburg range, while November 1:9 detachments were observed journeying northward with wagons. Discord between the Transvaalers and Free States was al so reported. There was no indication however, that the Roers were preparing to dismantle their gun positions, but the idea was prevalent in some quarters of Ladysmith that the contin ued shelling of the place was intended to cover the retirement of other Boer forces towards the Transvaal frontiers. The Pretoria dispatch (of Saturday) December via Lourenzo Marques Monday, December 4, however an nounced that a Boer council of war December 2 was planning a renewed assault on Ladysmith. A dispatch from Frere, dated Sun day, December 3. reports that in Col onel Lord Dundonald's reconnoissance near Colenso, fifteen Boers were killed and many wounded. The road bridge across the Tueela river is intact. The same message reports that Pres ident Kruger is anxious that the burgh ers leave Ladysmith in order to opiose the British marching in the direction of Pretoria from the west. Advices from Putters Kraal, the headquarters of (leneral Oataeres' division, dated Saturday. December 2, say the Boers entered Dordorecht that morning. This it is added, is probably Oroebler's force of 1.500 men from Stormberg. The war office has received the list of casualties during the sortie from Kimberley, November 2S. as follows: Killed, Major Scott-Turner. of the Black Watch: Lieutenant C. W. Wright of the Kimberley Light Horse, and twenty non-commissioned officers and men. Wounded, Captain Walleck. Lieu tenants Clifford and Watson and twenty-eight non-commissioned officers and men. There is a possibility, if General Dul ler asks for further reinforcements, that a brigade of militia will be sent to South Africa with the view of con ciliating the militiamen, who think that branch of the service has been slight ed in favor of the reservists. CONGRESSMAN-ELECT fi f v 4, If y v 'f& -.'A Washington. Dec. 5. Brigham H. Roberts, congressman-elect from l'tah. who was denied a seat in the huse yesterday and who may be disqualified on charges of polygamy and who has roused indignant onposition over all the country, is a great leader of the Mormon church, a president of elders, a prominent expounder of theology according to the Book of Mormon and a missionary who has done Paul ian labors for the cause in which he believes. Klder Roberts is not a politician. He stands for all that is orthodox in Mormoriism. He was drawn into politics be cause his church was drawn into the political maelstrom. In 1SV5 Mr. Roberts be came a candidate for congress, much against the desire of the most powerful priests of his faith. This rebellion he repented and was afterward forgiven and taken back into the church. He has now with him the most conservative and most influential men in Salt Lake City. He believes in polygamy and has written many words in praise of the oid patriarchal system of social life. He will stand or fail with his convictions. Mr. Roberts has traveled far and wide in the interest cf the Latter Day Saints and is looked up to by all believers in Utah. WHO FIRED FIRST. Important Fact to He Brought Ont In Yoeman Trial. Both Sides Apparently Afraid to Ask the Question. NO POSITIVE EVIDENCE Witness Says First Shot Was Jiot So Loud as Second. Another Sajs Jackson Fired the Second Shot. Dying Statement Will Form Important Feature of Case. fp to noon today both sides in the Yoeman trial studiously avoiding ask ing of the eye-witnesses of the tragedy who fired the first shot. Both sides led up to the question, but neither asked it direct. The defense, however, managed to bring the idea prominently before the jury several times that the first shot was fired from near the head of the horse, where David T. Jackson was standing. W. O. Sutton, who was on the express wagon at the time, testi fied to this. B. M. Welden. on the other hand, tes tified that he did not see the first shot fired, but he swore positively that the second shot was fired by Jackson, leav ing the jury to conclude that Yoeman fired the first shot. The first witness to give testimony in the Yoeman trial was F. C Squires. who had nn-uie a plat of the house, barn and grounds at 112 AV'oodlawn avenue, where the Jackson tragedy occurred. His tes timony was merely to establish dis tances on the grounds, the arrangement of -the house and other details, which would be necessary for the jury to fully understand the testimony of the wit nesses to follow. Mr. Squires had also made measurement of the express wa gon and the horse that stood in the yard at the time of the tragedy. The plat and five photographs of the prem ises were introduced as evidence. The first witness who was in the vi cinity of the tragedy, was Jesse Sut ton, who lives at 220 Jackson street, and who went out to the Jackson resi dence to bring away some baggage on the morning of the tragedy. He said that David T. Jackson and his hired man, Welden. came to him on the morning anil directed him to go to 112 Woodlawn avenue to get some bag gage. Nothing was said of any trouble at the time. When the witness reach ed the Jackson residence. Mr. and Mrs. Y'oeman were out in the back yard. The witness asked if there was some baggage there to be hauled away. Mr. Y'oeman said not that he knew of. "Wit ness .then went out to his wagon and waited for Jackson and Welden. The three went to the barn and got some stuff, and Welden went into the house and got a valise and telescope. Jack son and Welden went back to the barn and said they were going to get the horses. In a few minutes Welden came out with the horses. He next saw David Jackson coming around the south side of the house. Jackson said, "Hur ry up with those horses," or some thing like that, and started to climb up on the seat Desicie the witness. He had no revolver in his hand at that time. About then witness saw Y'oe man come out of the house with a re volver in his hand. Jackson jumped off the wagon and he also had a re volver then. Witness threw the lines on the north side of the horse and he jumped off the wagon on the south side. Witness went around the house at a good gait, and passed Welden and the horses. Witness heard the reports of the revolvers, and then went on j around the house. Yoeman was stand- j ing on the walk with his revolver in i his hand. Jackson and Welden were not in sight. Did not know at the time whether anyone was shot, but saw j blood on Yoeman. Witness asked what ROBERTS, POLYGAMIST. he should do with the things in the wagon, and Yoeman said he did not care. Some one across the street asked what was going on. Y'oeman said they were having a little Fourth of July celebration. Witness drove to town without asking any more questions. Dr. J. C. McClintock, who attended to David T. Jackson's wounds after the shooting, had come into the court room during Mr. Sutton's testimony. and Judge Hazen asked that he be allowed to testify before Mr. Sutton was cross examined. Dr. McClintock's first testimony was with regard to David Jackson's injuries. He said that there were some shot in his back, but the principal injury was caused by the ball from the revolver, which had pasesd entirely throvgh Jackson's body, perforating the intes tine in seven places and severing it in three of the places. The intestine was so badly cut up that a considerable lxirtion of it the exact amount escaped the memory of the witness was re moved. County Attorney Jetmore produced a document which Dr. McClintock identi fied as the ante-mortem declaration of David T. Jackson, made a short time before his death. Dr. McClintock said that he had written the last portion of the document himself. Attorney Doran for the defense ob- 5v -r.;.. T THE YOEMAN FAMILY IN COURT. jected to the discussion of the docu ment in the presence of the jury, claim ing that it was a matter for the court to pass on and notr for the jury. Judge Hazen said that while the matter would be passed upon by the court he could see no objection to the jury hearing it. Mr. Jetmore however, said he had no objection to the jury being excluded, anil they retired. After the jury had retired Dr. Mc Clintock testified that on June 13, short ly before Mr. Jackson died, the wit ness told him he was dying and asked him if he had any further statements to make. The first part of the written statement was dictated to Assistant County Attorney Nichols on June 11. Mr. Jackson said he knew he was go ing to die, and he went over the state ment previously made and written by Mr. Nichols, and made affidavit that it was true, signing his name to the affi davit. The court also questioned Dr. Mc Clintock as to how the statement came to be written. Dr. McClintock said he believed he himself suggested it. Mr. Jackson was rational at the time. After Dr. McClintock had concluded his testimony Jesse Sutton was recall ed for cross-examination, but nothing new was developed from him. W. O. Sutton, father of Jesse Sutton, who accompanied his son on the morn ing of the tragedy, was the next wit ness called. Mr. Sutton is a carpenter. He testified that he remained on the wagon while his son went to the house to ask about the baggage. It was about ten minutes before Jackson and Wel den came and instructed them to drive to the barn. Witness saw nothing hap pen at the barn. Mr. Jackson then said to drive around to the front again to get some more things. Witness' son helped bring a trunk out of the house. Saw Welden bring two horses out of the barn and stop at the watering trough. Heard Jackson say, "Hurry up with hose horses." When Welden got nearer witness heard some one say, "Oet your gun ready." Looked around and saw Yoeman on the porch. Jack son had one hand on the dashboard of the wagon and the other on the seat in the act of climbing up. Next thing wit ness remembered his son threw the lines out on the north side of the wagon and he jumped out on the south side. Next saw Jackson near the horse's head, and Yoeman was in the rear of the wagon. Next saw Y'oeman also near horse's head, but did not see him pass. Did not see Jackson have a revolver until after the shooting. The first shot was fired near the horses head. Jackson was backing off and Yoeman was advancing. Jackson fell on the terrace and there were two shots after that. Tl.i- horse began rearing when the shooting began, and after the first two shots were fired witness jump ed off the wagon to get hold of the lines. On cross-examination Mr. Sutton said at the time he heard some one say "Oet your gun ready." the voice came from behind him where Welden was, but that Jackson and Yoeman were both in front. The first report of a shot was right near the horse's breast. It was a light shot. The next shot was a heavy one, but witness did not know whether it came from near his side or a little behind him. When the first shot was fired the horse jumped sideways and a little back. One of the most important witnesses in the entire case is B. M. Welden. who followed Mr. Sutton on the stand. His home is- at Emporia, where he works for a transfer company. He is the man who was with David T. Jackson at the time of the tragedy. Mr. Weiden testified that he entered the employ of H. O. Jackson last March at Emporia. Mr. Jackson hired the witness to take care of his two teams and to drive for him. Mr. Jackson own ed two teams, a sorrel team and a black one. which were kept at a livery barn at Emporia when witness began to work for Mr. Jackson. Mr. Jackson al so owned a. coupe. Mr. Jackson came to Topeka in March, the witness testified, and the witness drove up with a coupe and one of the teams a few days later, af terwards going back for the other team. The preliminary examination of the V witness was to show- that II. O. Jackson fitted up the house at 112 Woodlawn avenue, that there lived at the house Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Yeoman, Mr. and Mrs. Harding, David T. Jackson and the witness, for some time before the shooting occurred, and that Mr. Yeoman used Mr. Jack son's horses when he wanted to, but that Mr. Jackson paid the household bills. Mr. Welden further testified that Mr. Yeoman kept a shotgun, a large re volver and a smaller one in the house, and that he was out shooting with one of the revolvers down near the river nearly every Sunday. The witness also told of an incident which he witnessed on the back porch one day. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Jackson, David T. Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. Yeoman were on the porch and a dispute was in progress, which the witness saw from the barn. David T. Jackson stepped in between Y'eoman and II. O. Jackson. After wards witness heard the two latter talking about a settlement. Mr. Yeo man demanded some, money, but Mr. Jackson said he didn't have it then, but that Mr. Yeoman could take the horses if he wanted them. Mr. Yeoman said he wouldn't have the horses but want ed his money. Mr. Jackson then said he would get the money the next day and pay Mr. Yeoman even if he had to borrow it. In the midst of the examination of Mr. Welden the hour for adjourning court arrived, and further examination was deferred untii this morning. The ante-mortem statement of David T. Jackson was not offered in evidence but Judge Hazen took possession of it last night to ascertain if it was proper to introduce it. Judge Hazen concluded last night that 8 o'clock was too early to begin court, and court did not convene this morning until 9 o'clock. When Mr. Welden took the stand for further examination by the prosecu tion, he described the details which oc curred on the day of the tragedy. Mr. Welden told of going to the barn for the horses and as he was coming out of the barn with them and up the drive way toward the house he saw David Jackson in the act of climbing up on the express wagon.. About the same time witness saw Yoeman come out the house witt a revolver in his hand. Wit ness next saw Jackson about the head of the express wagon horse and Yoe man was coming toward the witness. "I yelled, 'Look out! Oet ready.' said Welden. "Then Yoeman said, Y'es, get ready, you, for I'm com ing to get you.' The testimony of Welden was to show that Jackson tried to keep the horse between himself and Yoeman. At the time the first shot was fired Welden says the horses jerked him part way around and he did not see the shot, but it was louder than the second shot. "Did you see the second shot fired?" asked County Attorney Jetmore. "I did," answered the witness. "Who fired that shot?" "David T. Jackson." This is largely contradictory to the testimony of W. O. Sutton, who- testi fied that the second shot was the louder of the first two and that the first one came from the vicinity where Jackson was standing. Welden said that Jackson then be gan to back off toward the house and Yoeman followed. Jackson fell on the terrace and both men exchanged sev eral shots. Witness saw Jackson rise and go toward the house crouching over. Ran to help him into the house when a man came running around the corner and said to bring Jackson over to his house. Jackson was taken there. The place was Frank Foster's. Physicians were summoned and soon the patrol wagon arrived. Witness and Y'oeman were both placed under arrest and taken to the city jail. About two blocks from the -Jackson house they met H. O. Jackson, who asked where his brother was and that Yoeman said with an oath, "Back there with his hide full of holes, and I wish yours was there, too," or words to that effect. On cross-examination by Mr. Madden. Welden acknowledged that he based his testimony, that H. O. Jackson paid all bills of the household on the fact that he had seen him pay some of them. Witness further admitted that David T. Jackson had told him of trouble be tween H. O. Jackson and his wife in which the two were scufiiing to get possession of a revolver in a dresser drawer and that David Jackson rush ed in and got the revolver himself. Welden denied that he was ever told that H. O. Jackson struck or choked his wife. The defense went over the details of the events preceding the tragedy. Wel den said H. O. Jackson sent him and David Jackson out to the house from the city to get his things, saying he was afraid he would have trouble with Y'oeman if he himself went out. When the witness went out to the barn to get the horses Yoeman follow ed him and demanded what he was go ing to do with those horses. Yoeman appeared threatening and the witness grabbed a bottle saying he had n notion to strike Yoeman. David T. Jackson entered the barn and said he had seen enough of that. He put one hand on Yoeman's shoulder and another on his throat, forcing him back. Witness took the horses out through the carriage door, and Yoeman went into the house. David D. Jackson went on to the ex press wagon at the front of the? hems?. Witness had reach the front corner i the house when he saw Yoeman come out of the house and down the front of the steps. The witness then reiterated his for mer account of the shootirij. stating that Jackson fired the second shot while standing just south of the horse's head, but that he. the witness, did not see the first shot fired. "Did you not tell Carl Lawson, the deputy sheriff, that Jackson fired the first shot?" asked Mr. Madden. "I told him Jackson fired the first shot I seen." answered the witness. Several attempts were made by the clefense to tangle the witness on the testimony which he gave at the pre liminary examination, but the at tempts were only partially successful. On direct examination Mr. Welden testified that a few scattering shot struck him in the leg as Jackson was backing toward him after the shoot ing commenced. Witness started across towards a neighbor's house, and it was to this house that Jackson went after the shooting was over and from there was taken to Franic Foster's. As wit ness was going across to the neighbor's another shot came in his direction. Thomas Hicks was placed on the wit ness stand shortly before noon. Mr. Hicks now lives at 1022 Sixth avenue west, but at the time of the tragedy he lived at 19? Woodlawn avenue, near the Jackson residence, on the opposite side of the street. Mr. Hicks said he was out on his front porch at the time the shooting oc curred and saw it. The first he saw was Mr. Yoeman coming out of the house. He went around the back of the express wagon to the north side. When the first shots were exchanged one man was standing near the head of the horse and the other was near (Continued on Sixth Page.) DEMONIACAL A Mob of 1,000 Infuriated People In Kentucky Roast a gro Alive In Eroad. Daylight. GOUGE OUT HIS EYES After Blinding Him With Vit riol and Pepper. FiTe Thousand Spectators Wit ness the Horrible Affair. MANY WOMEN TKESENT Tictim Had Murdered Wife of His Employer. Husband of Dead Woman Head ed the Mob. Mayesville. Ky., Dec. 6. A mob took Dick Coleman, colored murderer of Mrs. Lashbrook from jail today and burned him alive. Coleman arrived at 10:20 this morning under a special guard of deputies sworn in by the sheriff, including De tective Fitzgerald. Constable Dawson. Chief of Police Donovan, all the police force and two deputy sheriffs. When they arrived at the court house they were met by a mob of fully I.ihmi people headed by James Iishbrook, the hus band of the murdered woman, and went immediaately up Second street through the central portion of the c ity to the hill followed by a mob of fully u.000 persons. All was done that was possible by the sheriff and guard to prevent a lynching, but in the face ui" such a mob of people irrespective of color, it was useless to attempt to do anything. The mob grabbed Coleman and threw a rope over bis head and took him above the c-iiy. Coleman could be heard above the cries of the mob, pleading for his life. The mob carried Coleman to a small hollow near the railroad where lb y Mrs. Lushbrook from jail today and heaped a huge pile of brushwood mil timber around him and tired the stack, while his eyes rolled horribly. Some ore put out his eyes ami in a moment ins head rolled around and lie was believed to be dead. The scene was an awful one and around the funeral pyre were thous ands of maddened people headed by the husband of the dead woman. A dozen torches were applied simultaneously and huge tongues of fire swept up and around the agonized wretch. Before the roasting began Coleman was almost dead. The rope had torn and lacerated bis neck and his fa'-n was terribly beaten up. About 2.r0 men were at the Chesa peake Ohio train last night expect inif him, but as he failed to come they waited for him this morning. Had the officers succeeded in getting Coleman in jail here there undoubtedly would have been several killed in the attempt to storm the jail doors. The crime for which Coleman wan burned is the murder of Mrs. James Lashbrook who had given him a home and food. She was enticed by him to enter a shed to see about some u oi k when he knocked her down with a. club and assaulted her. The blow did riot kill her and Coleman, notwith standing hsr cries for ni'i-y procured razor and cut her throat. He was re moved to escape mob vioN'iire. The negro had been employed on the farm, also acting as house servant, lie had the complete confidence of both Air. and Mrs. Lashbrook. on the day of the murder, Mr. Lashbrook w;h riot at hom-?'. Coleman went to the neigh bors and told a story of a mysterious murder but was that night arrested and was kept from a mob by belrg liurri'-'l to Covington. At Covington j;iil C.le man made a full confession v hieh left no shadow of doubt of his guilt. Coleman wits burned near ihe spot where Charles Collins was hanged forty years ao for a similar offense. The place is now used for t ric-ket grounds. It is already announced that Juilg- Harbeson will call a special grand jury at once to consider charges against leaders of the mob today. Blue vitriol and cayenne pepper were, thrown into his eyes and his face was smashed in with a club. Prior to being set aiire Coleniau s:-hi he had nothing to say. His death wan slow and writhing in terrible agony lie was hooted anil ginred at by thousands of people standing on the edge of the pit. Many women were present. He died at Id a. m. His eyes, after the pepper and vif t iol were thrown into them, were gouged out and .some say he was horrib'v muti lated. Just before he died he rose to a sit ting posture and said: "If you take the tlamc-s away, I want to say something." Then he sank back and died. Cincinnati. Dec. 6. Dick Coleman. t he colored murderer of Mrs. John Lash brook has be en kept in the jail at Cov ington. Ky., since his arrest because of fear of mob violence at Mayesville. His trial was to begin at Mayesville today and Judge Harbeson had ordered that he be brought to Mayesville Tuesday night. A t legram however from Mayes ville caused the? sheriff to delay start ing until this morning. Coleman was in mortal terror when he was hand cuffed today to be placed in the train. He begged piteously to be allow to stay in Covington until after his trial was ended. It was understood that relatives of the Lashbrooks were In Covington last night and were on board the train today for the purpose, it is supposed, of giving information In case any effort was made to change the des tination of the prisoner. General Wood Promoted. Washington. Dec. 6. The president has nominated Brigadier Oeneral Leon ard Wood to be a major general of vol-, unteers. Weather Indications Chicago. Dec. 6 For Kansas: Threat ening weather tonight: Thursday gen- erally fair and colder winds shifting tcj northwesterly.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER G, 1899- SPORTINCNEWS. The Cincinnati Reds Part With Buck Ewing:. He Will 'ot Manage That Team Next Season. WILL GO TO NEW YORK Either Bob Allen or Corcoran to Succeed Him. Ewing's Dismissal a Big Sur prise to Baseball Men. Ciwinnrui. Dc-e. 6.-Burk Ewins will not he th.- manager of the Cincinnati team next season. Kith. r T..mtny Corcoran, the sensa tional shortstop of the team, or Bob Al len, maimer or last seasons Indian apolis team, will have chars- ot the l'eds most prohablv the latter. The dismissal of Kwir.sc ..Uk-s not nit an that the Cim-innati boy is out of the panic. On th? contrary, his retirement from the Be.is probably means a b-tter berth for the ex-captain. It is likely liuck will be foun.l in charge of the New York Hants next year. His dismissal from tile Cincinnati Hub is onlv part of an agreement en tered ,nn bv and between the president of the Cincinnati Hid) and the presi lent or the New York Hid) at their recent peace eonfereii.e at the Democratic Hub in New York City. The retirement of Ewing was a big surprise. While President Brush would not say what the arrangement was that inter fered with Kwiria being- retained by tne Cincinnati (dub. he intimated that Kw iiiK would be more than satisfied with his new place. --Kwinsr is not out t bas- bali continued President Brush. 1 preciiot that h- will be heard from in the came again." Treasurer l.Ioyd told Manager Kwmsr that the names of Aden and Tommy Coreoran were being considered in con ne( tion with the manag'-nient of the Hub. Whoever the new manager may be. he will be at the league meeting at the Fifth Avenue hotel in New York City rext Tuesday. In all likelihood it will be Allen. Kuing and the new otHHals of the Cincinnati Hub parted in good humor. Kwing said that he would go to the New- York Hub if he was given a bet ter salary than he received here. "I ran live cheaper here at my home than I can in New York, and consequently I rnu-ht to get better money to manage the New York team." CONFIDENCE IN BADGER. CAMP Changes in the Line-TJp For Satur day's Game With Chicago. Madison. Wis.. Bee. 6. N. xt Saturday s game with 'hieago has been the all-ati- tonie it conversation at tne un: uti.'i about town today- It will be the rirt reallv big game played on home grounds since' the Minnesota game in and as such will be the big eent for Madison. All manner of speculations are bei'r- made about Wisconsin's chances against the maroons, but the consensus of opinion seems to be that the Badgers ought to come out on top if the field is in good shape. The football men have been straggling balk until now about all of them are again at the training table. The men are ail somewhat sore after Thursday s bed gan.e and several of them are in pretty bad shape as a result of breaking train ing. At present it looks as if there would be several changes in the line-up Saturday from the order used against Michigan. W:th Fomstoek and Rov Chamberlain back in the line it will be possible to bring I.on Chamberlain back of the line for one of the half back positions. Chamberlain will be a handy man to re-inforoe several places that need strengthening. With Chicago's mass on tackle it is feared that posdbly one of the Badger pair may give out. in which contingency 'hambei'iaiu could substitute them as well as at half hack. With Chamberlain hack of the line again the Badgers will line uji against Chicago about the same as thev did against Vale. Hyman will replace" Juneau at right end and' I. arson las entered into the back field combina tion. GRIFFIN MAY GO TO ST. LOUIS. Tim Hurst Says the Former Brooklyn Star Will Flay Again. St. Louis. -Dec. C Mike Criffill. who from l.vl until ivis covered center garden for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, and who was always rated as one of the brightest stars of the national game, has been heard from, anil it is highly probable that sterling player will be with the St. Bonis team next season, Ori'Tin has fold Tim Hurst his troubles with tlie Brooklyn Hub. The latter who returned to the city from the east yesterday, said: "Mike ex plained to me his dealings with Abel from the outset. 'Tim.' says he. 'you know had eight years in Brooklyn, and I was treated like a king. I had good success. Doctors Can't Cure It! Contagious blood poison is absolutely beyond the skill of the doctors. They may dose a patient for years on their mercurial and potash remedies, but he will never be rid of the disease on the other hand, his condition will grow iteadily worse. S. S. S. is the only cure for this terrible affliction, because it is the only remjdy which goes direct to the cause of the disease and forces it from the system. I -ws fnictd -with Blood Poison, and th toest tioctors did we do good, ihoutrli I too their treatment falta fullv. In fact. I l emed to Ret -worSe all the whi;e. I took almost every so-called blood remedv, but they didr.ot seem to reacti trie ois rase. and toad no effect whatever. I was (lis heartened, for it seemed ttoit 1 w-oaid never be cured. At the advice ot o f,l...,a I ll.n tnll is s and began to im prove. I continued the medicine, and It cured me coin pieteiy build ing up my health rnd increasing my appetite. Although this was ten years ago. I have never tt had a 6. gucd lh &eage to return. V. R. NEWM1S. Staunton. Va. It is like aelf-destrucvion to continue to take potash and mercury; besides totally destroying the digestion, they dry up the marrow in the bones, pro ducing a stiffness and sweKing of the joints, causing the hair to fall out, and completely wrecking the system. S. S. S. is the only blood remedy free from these dangerous minerals. It is guar anteed Purely Vegetable. Book on self-treatment sent free by Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga. i always drew the limit and never had a kick coming. At the Hose of the season of 1SP8 Abel called me into his office one day and tendered me the management of the club for the following season. 1 told him I didn't want the position: that 1 was satisfied with mv berth as player, but he told me that he would make it well worth mv while to accept. He finHHv offered me $3.5"U and as it was a good, substantial advance over what I was getting. I srlndly accepted. Thev owed me at the time a months saiarv. but I told Abel that 1 was in no hurry for it. and to pay me whenever it suited him. I made a trip or two to Golhiim in the club's interest, and mv expenses footed up to about SP.hi. '""I kept on for a while preparing for 1V9. and one day Abel tolrl me of the possible combination of forces with Bal timore. He asked mo my opinion of it and I told him it would be a great thing, inasmuch as he had been losing steadily in Brooklvn. I had sense enough to know that if the deal was made Hanlon would come to Brooklyn and. of course, would be the whole thing. I hinted as much to Abel, but he said I was "(me in a mil lion." etc.. and never to fear of losing out. He sent for a contract and that dny I signed the paper calling for the SP, r-'ii. Then I returned to Utiea. and awaited orders to report-. Finally one dav 1 got a telegram from Abel stating that I had been sold to the Kobisons. I was sore over mv throw down by Abel. My case against' the Krooklvn club is now in the courts. I have brought suit for the iX5' according to the terms of my contract. Will I come to Pt. Bonis? Why gladly.' SEEKS A MATCH WITH SLOSSON Schaafer Apparently on a Futile Mis sion to New York. New York. rec. fi. Jacob pchaefer. the "Wizard" billiardist. was expected at his academy last night, having ar rived yesterday from Chicago. While waiting for Schaefer to appear his manager. John Dahl, said that the "Wizard" was coming to this city with the intention of making a match for the championship title and emblem which the late Frank Ives returned to the Brunswick-Balke-Collender com pany when he won it. "I arrived here three days ago." sta tin! Iiahl, "and immediately approach ed Cenrge Slosson with the object of getting on a match at IS-inch balkline for the championship. This is the only style of billiards which is recognized as a match for the trophy and title. There has never been a recognized champion at cushion caroms, and that the balk line is the acknowledged basis for a contest is evident from the fact that the amateur championships are all balkline games. Slosson told me. how-evi-r. that he would not play Jake a match at this style. Nor would he en gage in any match unless guaranteed ?1.". "Now. we have provided for this, and if Plosson does not want to try for the emblem we will arrange a match with one of the fast 'shortstops' probably Sutton. The "shortstop' players are all eager to make a record that will lift them above their present standing. That they may do this arrangements are now on foot to hold a big profes sional tournament m this city some time after the first of the year, proba bly in January. The games will be ls inch balkline. and the following play ers are those likely to take part: Hchaefer. Sutton. Sattnn.Spinks. Carter. Mclaughlin, and Callagher. Whether plosson is one of the number depend3 on himself." Slosson said he was not open to any challenge and would not play again. BULL FIGHTER ARRIVES. Julian Fernandez, a Noted Toreador, Lands in New York City. New- York. Deo. 6. There is in town a mighty bull fighter. Julian Fernandez who during his five years in the arena has slain more than 1.000 bulls. Anions his countrymen in Spain he is called Fernandez Nino Madrileno, the child of Madrid, a title bestowed upon him on account of his youth. He is only US. Fernandez has fought bulls in every chief city of Spain and Portugal. In a few days he will sail for Caracas, Ven ezuela, to tight all horned comers. He is accompanied by a retinue of assist ants, picadors and banderilleros. The toreador is as slim as a school girl and weighs only 105 pounds. Hands and feet are small. When he landed from the Anchor line steamship Boli via yesterday he was dressed in' the picture dress of Spain gold buttons, flowing cloak, flaring trousers anil all. "Yes. that is my business, bull light ing." said Fernandez yesterday. "See. my hands are soft, like a woman's. Ah: hut feel my right arm. It is like iron. I can thrust my espada through a pine plank. I have many wounds, but the bulls fare worse they are killed. It is grand sport, and the madder the liulls the better I like them. Oh, yes, the people look on me as a hero when I kill a bull. Well, a timid man would not undertake the job." KNOCKED OUT A HIGHWAYMAN Bob Fitzsimmons Had an Adventure in the Streets of Chicago. Chicago. Dec. 6. It develops today thfit after the battle with Martin Julian "in the ueiuiaii nouse r riuay mgnt. JloD Kltz simmons went out and painted the town, ami while painting it was attacked by highwaymen. According to the story, two highwnv men tried to hold up Fitzsimmons near the corner of Madison and La Salle streets at 4 o'clock Saturday morning. Citizen Fitzsimmons. who. by the way. happens to in; the ex-champion heavvweighl pugi list of the world, for reason's best knuwu to himself refused to be held up. Instead of obeying the command to hold up his hands." Mr. Fitzsimmons, with a native dignity all his own, mut tered something in an undertone and then made a right swing at the tallest of his two assailants. As luck would have it. this was the man who held the revolver. What is more, he knew little or nothing about hexing. Mr. Fitzsimmons' right hand swing landed full and fair on the point of his jaw. and the luckless hold up man was knocked down anil out. While tic rested on the pavement, still clutch ing the revolver his companion started to run. Fitzsimmons did not chase him. For a l'Mieiy instant Fitz stood in his trr.eks and uazed at his victim. Then he laughed and started on his wav down the street. As he turned the corner of I -a Salle and Madison streets he drew a revolver and began to flourish it. Two policemen, who happened to be in the iieiehborhond. saw Fitzs little gun play and immediately tackied him. The for mer champion tried to toil them the storv of the attempted hold-up and in a loud voice announced his Intention of going back and "pumping lead" into the luck less robbers. The two policemen knew Fitzsimmons by reputation, but thev took no siock m tne noei up story. Being di plomats in their way. these guardians of the public peace simply removed the cart ridges from Fitzsimmons' revolver and escorted him to the Sherman house. LANGE GETS BIG OFFER, Hart Will Give Him $600 a Month to Captain Locals. San Francisco. Dec. 6. Big F.ill Lange. the former pride of the Chicago baseball league team, has received an offer fr-m President Jim Hart to captain the rough riders next year. Hart has promised him a month if he will return to Chicago and join his former comrades. i-'.ut Hill is in doubt. He is going to be married here in the spring and his bri.ie eieet. Miss Grace Giselman. made him promise before she went to Kurope to abandon baseball and sia-n no contract excent the marriage certiucate before the wedding. The Jon a month. however, rather maks the biond-haired giant waver. He com pares that snug thirty-day total to the small profits that he is now earning as an insurance solicitor, and he finds that digging up insurance is a hard and tire- t some task. Still, it is thought Lange will never go back to the t hieago club. Harvey, a new acquisition, of Jim Hart's I has been showing exceptional form lately. Occasionally he shows some signs of a "sore" arm, but there is no question of his success in the National league. Re cently, against Mertes' stars, he held his opponents down to two hits and struck thirteen of them out. JEFFRIES IS CRITICISED. O'Rourke and Maher Think the Match With Corbett a Scheme. New York, Dee. 6. Tom O'Rourke does not look upon the arranged cham pionship fight between Jim Corbett and Jim Jeffries as a serious proposition, as he seems to think that the match was made by Brady for no other purpose than to prevent Sharkey, Fitzsimmons and other heavy weights from chal lenging the big champion for the next ten months. Peter Maher looks upon the matter in the same light. Peter says: "Now, I tell you why this match be tween Jeffries and Corbett was ar ranged. Brady has signed Jeffries to tight Corbett for the purpose of keep ing Sharkey. Fitzsimmonr and myself from trying- to get on a match with Jeffries, for Brady knows that as long as Jeffries was matched to tight Cor bett we could not go after him. as he couid say Jeffries was already booked to fight and, of course, we could not say anything more. The contest was arranged to keep us from going after Jeffries." CLAIM AGAINST NEWTON. C ty Will Ba Sued in Behalf of a Wo man Arrested Without a Warrant. Newton. Dec. 6. A. I... Oreene. in be half of his client, has filed the following claim with the city clerk: Newton, Kansas, Nov. 28. City of Newton. Kansas. To Mary K. Bowen. Dr. Nov. CO. To injuries suffered to hor health and danger to her life and reputation, at the hands of a mob irside the city of Newton, Kansas, on Nov. 20. 1S59, $.1,000.00. This claim is the outgrowth of a po lice court case. The claimant is the wife of the porter in Conductor Harry Wilcox's crew on the Oklahoma divis ion. On Sunday night, Nov. 111. or rath er Monday morning, the 20th. Night Marshal Reynolds took several men with him and raided the house, which is in the south part of town, and placed Mrs. Bowen and her cousin from Wieh ita under arrest for maintaining a house of doubtful reputation. The case was brought in police court and dis missed on the non-appearance of the complaining witness. Bowen and his wife came to this city some time ago from (luthrie. The arrest was made without a warrant. The city will reject the claim and suit will fol low. WESTERN UNION SUED. Leavenworth Man Declares It Neg ligent In Sending a Telegram. Leavenworth. Dec. 6. A suit for $1,000 damages against the Western I'nion Telegraph company growing out of the accident at the National hotel which resulted in the death of Albert Hein rich last May was filed in the district court yesterday by Louis Latte. Young Heinrich was in charge of v, the elevator at the hotel and in answering a call tried to jump onto it while it was moving. He fell upon the floor of the elevator and was crushed in a hor rible manner at the second floor. He died from the effects a few days later. Latte. in his petition, states that the accident occurred on May 27. and that he telegraphed to the injured boy's brother. Herman Heinrich, at Lincoln. Neb., advising- him of the accident and telling him to come to Leavenworth at once. He states that the telegram was addressed to Heinrich in care of a. wei known firm of Lincoln. Neb., in ample time to be delivered May 27. but that it was not delivered untii May 31, four days later. BET ON JEFFRIES AND LOST. Two American Adventurers Bunko Manila Residents Out of $10,000. San Francisco. Dec. G. That interest in the recent big fight between Sharkey and Jeffries extended around the world is shown in the story that has reached here from Manila. Two American adventur ers quietly circulated among the men, civ ilians and soldiers, of the Philippine city and plaeed many bets that Sharkey would win. They were well supplied with capi tal and succeeded in wagering upu-.ards of So.oaO. On the day of the tight ihey secured the publication of a cablegram to the effect that Sharkey had won and on the strength of this the wagers were paiel. It is estimated that the adventurers cleared Slo.OoO. As soon as thev- had collected the money they disappeared. It is thought in Man ila that they are now far across the seas. ARTICLES SIGNED. Forbes and Flanaean Will Meet in Chicag-o December 18. Chicago. Tl!.. Dec. R. Charles Hatighton. manager of the West Knil Athletic club of St. I.ouis today matched Clarence Forbes, the Chicago bantam weight to light Steve Flanagan twenty-five rounds before the West Rnd Athletic club December P. The men agreed to weigh in at 110 pounds at 'I o'clock on the afternoon of the fight. F.ach man deposited $2"0 and Ilaughton deposited $lii! with Tom Hanlon as for feits. The fight is for the bantam weight championship. AFTER CONVENTIONS. New York City Working to Secure the Two Big National Gatherings. New York. Dec. 6. The committee of citizens recently appointed to urge the meeting of tire national political con ventions in this city has decided to appoint four working committees which will direct a concentrated effort toward bringing the Republican convention here. The city must guarantee at least $100,000. Senator Piatt expresses sym pathy with the movement and says he will co-operate with the committees. The newly elected board of governors of the Democrat ii- club met last night, with Charities Commissoiner John W. Keller, the new president, in the chair. A resolution expressing the sympathy of the Hub with the movement to bring the Democratic national conven tion here next year was ado;, ted and a copy was ordered to be snt to the secretary of the Democratic national committee. A FIERCE ItLlZZARD Prevents Michigan Engineers From Seeing Ahead and Causes a Wreck. Detroit, Mich., Dec. 6. A Free Press special from Muskogee, Mich., says: In a collision between two Chicago and West Michigan switch engines in the yards here today conductor Charles Knanp. Brakeman Frank Shepa.rd, Brakeman Frank Tolietson and Fire man John Dow-, were injured. Phepard is in a precarious condition. The bliz zard prevented the engineers from see ing ahead far enough to avoid the col lision. Are you using Amonio Benzilene? Editor McO nnell Dead. Philadelphia. Dec. 6. James McConnell. editor and one of the propriet rs nf the Kvening Star of this citv died suddenly early today, at the age of 55 years. Death was. due to paralysis. Amonio Benzilene Soap; try it. SHOULD BE PAID. Hospital Bill About Which There Has Been Much Haggling. The Stormont "hospital officials are determined to have the bill of $i8 against the citv paid and unless at the next meeting of the city council the bill is ordered paid, suit will be brought to compel the city to settle. The bill is for caring for a man by the name of Joe Hayden, from August j 6 to September i3. Hayden was run j over bv a frc-ieht train in North Toneka and his foot was crushed. He was taken to the police station and Chief Ramsey endeavored to have him taken care of at the Salvation Army hospital. None of the hospitals would take him free and as he had to have his foot ampu tated and delay was dangerous. Chief Ramsey made arrangements to have him cared for at Stormont hospital for $1 a day. When the bill was presented the citv refused to pay it. claiming that the county should bear the expenses. "The matter will be brought before the council again at the next meeting." said Mayor Drew. "I would like to have the hospital sue the city, so that the question as to whether the city or the cour.tv should bear these expenses might be settled. The hospital authori ties do not wish to go to the expense of a suit, if possible to avoid it. and nothing further will be done until it is brought before the council again." IS SAFE NOW. Topeka Thief Who Escaped Captured Alter Four Years. Justice is often slow in being dispens ed, but in one case it will oiobably not be dispensed at all, because the prison er turned up after a lapse of four years. When John M. Wilkerson was chief of police four years ago several over coats were stolen during a gathering one night. Soon after a man by the name of Myers was arrested in Lin coln, Neb., as the thh f and was identi fied. Wiikersnn went to Lincoln to bring him back. The man was being held in the police station. Wilkerson paid he would take his prisoner to To peka at 2 o'clock and in the meantime went out to get his dinner. He return ed to find that the man had jumped from a second story window and escap ed. Yesterday the police received a telegram that the Lincoln police had again captured him. As the witnesses in the case have scattered, the men will probably never be brought to trial. OFFICIALS CONFLICT. President McKinley Prorjosas to Run Hawaiian Affairs. Chicago. Dec. A special to the Chi cago Record from Honolulu. November 2S via San Francisco. December 0.1 savs: The news which arrived today that Pres ident McKinlev had refused to accept the resignation of Minister of Finance. S. M. Damon .throws matters here into confus ion. There is a clause in the Hawaiian constitution that a cabinet office becomes i vacant when a cabinet minister is absent I from the country sixty days. Fnder this I clause Theodore F. Lansing was appoint ed minister of finance. There was at the time no question about the appointment as it was known Damon had sent ms l..-.l, MeK-lnlev Tint ns under the Newlands resolution Hawa iian officials hold their appointment from the president, McKinley's refusal to ac cept Damon's resignation would seem to have created a condition where there are two officers for one office. REPUBLICANS TO MEET. State Central Committee to Talk Poli tics Tonight. The Republican state central commit tee will meet tonight to make prelimin ary arrangements for next year's cam paign. Following are the members of the committee: D. R. Anthonv, jr., Leavenworth, A. J. White. Todd. D. W. Mu'.vane. Topeka. Ceo. T. Cook. Olenlock. W. A. Morgan. Cottonwood Falls. J. Frank Smith. Pleasanton. Jas. S. Oilmore. Fredonia. Fred J. Funk. Marion. J. M. Simpson. MePherson. Thos. T. Kelly, Paola. Chas. Yoe. Inde-pendenee. W. W. Caldwell. Concordia. L. Scott, Howard. J. R. Burrows, Smith Center. W. J. Rice. St. Francis. K. B. Jewett, Wichita. C. J. Pollock. Winfleld. D. A. Banta. Great Bend. D. A. Valentine. Clay Center. Cyrus Leland. Troy. T. J. Healy. Ellis. Morton Albaugh, Kingman. B. L. Stine. Rosedale. K. W. Wellington, Kllsworth. F. C. Price. Ashland. Alfred Pratt. Syracuse. J. S. Simmons, Dighton. fleo. W". Watson, Kinsley. D. J. J. B. Hanna, Hill City. Barnes. Alma. 7,057 TEH MILE. This la What the .Railways Earned 1 For the Year Endin June 30. '99. Washington. Tier. 6. Thf preliminary report on the income account of railways in the United States in the year ending June 30. 1N'.:. compiled lv the statistician to the interstate commerce commission from the returns of operating railway companies representing" 15.24ej miles of lint received prior to November 21. shows that the pross earning of the railways were S1.307.2.JO.4S4. or $7.u5 per mile of line. I Fassenser earnings were $:!0,i-J7.S19: j freight earnings ?.rs. 4. and other I earnings from operations &!o.6tt7.;77. The gross earnings shown in the final report for I! were nearly sixty million i dollars less than this amount. The oper- ating expenses for the last fiscal year j were $So2.4"2S.l"-r. or 4.;o2 per mile of line, i The net earnings or income from opora tion were $ri;L':i.CiH. an increase of $:'.l. S7:i.:1 being sown in this item of the year. income from sources other than operation amounting to $7.i:ti.KS ere received by the railways included in the report. POOL GK1NSTEAD IN JAIL. Wathena Editor Fails to Go to Court House and Bond Is For'eifi Fool Orinstead. editor of the Wathe na Star, spent lost night in jail at Troy for the reason that he failed to secure a bondsman. Orinstead is being tried for criminal libel on five counts. The case was set for Tuesday morning. C.rinstead arriv ed in Troy early in the morning but did not go near the court house. He forfeited his bond on three counts and then a bench warrant was issufd and the sheriff arrested him and placed him in jail upon his failure to secure bonds men. The case was resumed this morn ing. First Christian Church Endeavorers. The Y. P. S. C. E. of the First Chris tian church held their monthly business meeting and election of officers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Griffith, i"9 Madison street, on Monday evening. The following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing six months: Pres ident. Miss Lulu Moore: vice president, Mr. Paul M. Cliver; recording secre tary. Miss Gertrude Iserman: corres ponding secretary, Mr. Waiter R. Young: treasurer. Miss Maude Griffith; organist, Mrs. Emma Brown; assistant organist. Miss Gertrude Iserman; chor ister, Mr. Walter R. Young. After the business session a pleasant social time was enjoyed and refreshments were served. Music was furnished during the evening by Miss Moore and Miss Iserman. SNAP SHOTS A T HOME NEWS The Elmwood chib will play progressive whist tonight at the club house. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Robinson are the parents of a son born Monday nigrht. The interior of the new German Catho lic cathedral will not bo finished at once. Druggists now announce that they have a fresh supply of vaccine virus every day. O. K. Neiswender and wife, left yester day over the Rock. Island for San Fran cisco. Geo. r. Merritt who lives near Hryt hns sold his farm and will move to Ok lahoma. Only two samples of corn have been admitted to the CommerciaJ club compe tition. The prizes apLCref;ale $TG. Mis. J. W. Oleed wiil have charge of the music for several of the meetings during1 the session of the State Teachers' associa tion. The Commisceo club wiil hold a dance at Hudson's hall Thursday evening,. This will be the third dunce of this year's series. A time limit of two and three minutes will be placed on the speeches to be made during the meeting of the Teachers' asso ciation. Capt. A. M. Fuller says that if Atuin aldo is caught, about the only thing; to do with him is to start him out on a lec turing tour. The Ideal club will hold the TVoerpber meeting' in the pa rlor of the First I'lvs byieri;in church on Thursday afternoon at o o'clock. Detective Gilmore vesterday af I ernoon a r re.-led l-ewis Apothekes. a deserter from Ft. Riley. The reward for his cap ture was $o0. The ranks of the army of yomisr bache lors are fast beinj thinned by that small wa ri'ior wii h the bow and arrow and a pleasant smile. When the sheriff's frvree or the consta bles of the city court have an unruly pris oner to handle th- v send for one of the biK. strong policemen. A bout three-fourths of the people ar rested by the police threaten to have the officers "1 se their jobs" because they dared to arrest them. John McDonald, as usual, will be the highest authority on all things coneren iriK the eominp met 'tiny of the State Teachers' association. "The Telephone Girl" company finished the performance last niyht at 11 o'clock, pot to the hotel by miiini.uht and Kot up in time to take the 4:15 train for Atchison. Not ln- for pleasant dreams. In Massachusetts the leadinpr state of ficial is the only one cHlled "honorable." That would be a ood rule here. It looks like sarcasm to see the word "honorable" before the names of some Kansas politi cians. The irth annual reunion of Siloam lodte No. 0, A. F. A. M.. will be held next Wednesday ni.ht in the Masonic rooms. An informal reception will be held and the wives and lady friends of the mem bers are invited. Triple Tie Council No. 9. surprised Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Merman at their residence on Hancock street. Saturday evening, welcoming" them back home after their month's absence visiting- in the east. A thoroughly good time was enjoyed by all present. The Grocers and Butchers will hold a very importa nt meeting tonight at the Commercial club rooms. Xusiness of im portance will come up for consideration. The premium sta mp business and the pure food show wiil be two of the mat ters to be discussed. There is a switchman working for the Rock Island road in the yards here who may he seen almost any day at his work dressed in tight fitting tailor made pants, with yellow shoes, white laundried shirt and other clothes to match. In his shirt f ron t is a. large solitaire diamond. Tne next regular meeting of the Shaw nee county Horticultural society will be held Thursday afternoon in the state board of agriculture rooms at the state house. A. L.. Rrooke, D. R. Tavlor and J. F. Cecil will lead the symposium of nurserymen on the results of t he winter of lXib-9 and summer of on fruit trees. Officers for the coming year wilt be elect ed. The Topekas made a record in team work on the T. A. A. alleys in duck pin bowling last night which will probably sta nd for a long time. They defeated their opponents, the High Rollers, over a hundred points and in the three Barnes in the tournament the team a vera ged over In the second game of the ser ies the average was over Phi pins to the man. Del Kirkpatrick. O. I). Wolf. W. W. Carr, K. V. Foindexter and Andy Smith are the members of the team. FOR SAFETl Al'l'LIANCES Railroad. Representatives Ask Com merce Commission For Fur ther Time. "Washington, Dec. 6. The interstate commerce commission today gave a hearing to the representatives of the several railway companies for a further extension of the time allowed the rail roads to equip their lines with safety appliances. Two years ago the com mission granted an extension until Jan uary 1. 1900. The further extension ask ed for at the present time is one year. The representatives of various labor or ganizations were also present to offer their side of the case. The representa tives of about 100 roads were in attend ance. John K. Cowen, president of the Bal- t timore Ohio, representing as chair i man 88 other roads, having 80.000 miles of line, made the opening argument. He said that June 1, 1SS)!, 211. 2G8 freight oars out of 2. 268. 000 engaged in inter state commerce were not equipped with safety appliances. Since that time the number had been reduced to between 150.000 and 170,000. The argument of the railroads, asking for an extension, he said, was based upon the showing made by the roads since the last application. The showing demonstrate! that the railroads had done as well as could be expected, and would ask no further ex tension. Wayne MacVeagh. representing the Pennsylvania and affiliated lines, joined in asking for the extension. The road has equipped 148,000 out of 160.000. President Ivnapp, of the commission, stated for the benefit of those present that of the road's petitioning for an extension over yt per cent were fully equipped. He said there was some mis apprehension as to the meaning of the law, which provide! that not a'.l the roads should equip their carp, but that after a certain date no unequipped tars should participate in interstate com merce. Fully equipped roads could not, therefore, haul unequipped cars after the expiration of the limit. At this juncture. President Knapp announced that the president had sent word that he would be glad to receive the representatives of the railroads and labor organizations present at the White House at 1 o'clock. The invita tion was accepted. Frisco Chinese Liberal Chattanooga. Tenn., Dec. 5. A spe cial to the Cleveland Times from Eve lin, states that James Mowery, Jr.. a farmer, aged 22. residing in the moun tain section of Bradley county, this af ternoon while in a rage over some triv ial matter, knocked his wife in the head with a mallet, then cut her throat with a razor. A short time afterwards he cut his own throat. NOIUII TOPEKA. Items Intended for this column should be left with the Kimball Printing com oany. S35 Kansas avenue. Robert Smith of Grantville was a Xorth side visitor today. Born. Tuesday, to Mr. and Mrs. Burk of 808 Monroe street, a. son. Miss Olivia Bischoff will entertain her Needlework club Thursday after noon at her home, 224 West Gordon street. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McXary and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carson will remove to the south side shortly. Miss Edith Putnam returned yester day from a visit of several days to relatives in Kansas City. Charles Lindsberg left today for his Those Awful When a woman's back aches, she is miserable all over. Life is a drudgery and even the lightest of daily tasks an intolerable burden. And it is all because of the kidneys. Poison in the blood means more than simple back ache. The poisons are being carried into all parts of the system and will work untold harm if they are not removed. It is the duty of the kidneys to take the poisons out of the blood. When they are well they do this when they are sick they can't do it, and it is then that backache and lame back come. -X

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home in Cherokee, Iowa, after an ex tended visit to his brother-in-law, Mr. John Xystrom and family of 1019 Jack son street. Star lodge A. O. T W. Xo. 231 held their semi-annual election of officers last evening, which resulted as follows: M. W., W. II. Zarker: F.. W. K. White: O., C. L. Fisher: R., J. R. McXary; F., W. C. Steele: receiver, J. M. Shella barger; G., Charles McKee; I. W..Fred Buechner; O. W., R. Near; trustee, Frank Russell: representative to grand lodge, A. M. Baird. Four new candi dates were also initiated at this meet ing. Mrs. J. C. Fulton and children. Hazel and Helen, of 814 Quincy street, will leave next Tuesday for San Diego. Cal., where they will spend the winter the guests of Mrs. Fulton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sterne. The Ladies' society of the M. E. church will meet Wednesday afternoon in the church parlors. All ladies of the church are desired to be present. There will be a business meeting of the Epworth league this evening. Mrs. John McClain of Carthage, Mo., arrived yesterday from Kansas City where she has been visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Howard Stewart, and will be the guest for some time of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sfcl. Hale, of 423 Park street. v. Mr. E. L. Ball returned Saturday from Havensville, Kan., where he was the guest for a week of his nieces. Mrs. John Emerson and Mrs. George Dodgion. Shawnee Council Xo. 1. F. A. A., wilt hold its regular semi-annual election of officers Wednesday evening, December 6th. The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Missionary society will be held Fridav afternoon with Mrs. A. J. Arnold. All members are urged to be present and prepare to renew magazine subscriptions. Mr. Charles Gertieson, the Santa Fe agent of the Junction, is showing the first way bill of a shipment of goods sent to North Topeka. direct by way of a steamship line by the Gulf and Santa Fe road. It was for a lot. of Christmas tovs for a Xorth side merchant. There was considerable saving in freight over all rail rates. Some south side mer chants have had shipments made in this way before, but this is said to be the first by any North side house. The example will probably be followed br others. The trip to Bawrence made by the families of O. F. Whitney and Dr. T. B. Reynolds to attend the Thanksgiv ing reunion of the Reynolds family was made from Topeka in the old-fashioned way with a four horse team. On the way the family of Luther Root, former ly Pacific express agent in Xorth To peka. was taken in and by the time Lawrence was reached the outfit looked somewhat like and was taken for a band of gypsies. But the camp was made at the home of the venerable Samuel Reynolds. where over forty members of the family were assembled. Mr. Samuel Reynolds is one of the well knowr. pioneers who came to the terri tory with the lirst settlers of Lawrence and has witnessed all the vicissitudes of that town and of the state. He is 76 vears old. one year older than the late Judge Adams. He is best known in horticultural circles and has done much to encourage fruit growing in Kansas. Xo horticultural exhibition is complete without him. and he is proposing to make a show at the exhibition to be given in Topeka the latter part of this month. It is sail that he thinks some of coming to North Topeka to spend the remainder of his days, and hismany friends here would be pleased to have him do so. Through Sleeper to San Antonia via Santa Fe Route and Intermediate points, leaving To peka daily on night trains. Also through sleeping car reservations made in City of Mexico sleeper. Amonio Benzilene Soap; try it. Backaches Well kidneys make well men and women Kidney ms

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